Nine new POPs

At its fourth meeting held from 4 to 8 May 2009, the Conference of the Parties (COP), by decisions SC-4/10 to SC-4/18, adopted amendments to Annexes A (elimination), B (restriction) and C (unintentional production) of the Stockholm Convention to list nine additional chemicalsas persistent organic pollutants. Pesticides: chlordecone, alpha hexachlorocyclohexane, beta hexachlorocyclohexane, lindane, pentachlorobenzene; Industrial … Continue reading Nine new POPs